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Auction: 20026 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1817

Great Britain
Postal History
1752-1943 collection, well written up on pages, eighty-seven items, contained in a carton, including 1742 entire from Edinburgh to Dundee rated "3", 1804 entire from London to Alloa with fine red "Apple" Free handstamp, 1805 London to Alva with Mifent to and "alloa" handstamp, 1806 and 1807 two entires with different "dumbarton" handstamps, 1808 entire to Edinburgh with "montrose/488/e" mileage (one month earlier than previously recorded), 1822 with red "postage/to/edinburgh/not paid", 1828 with blue "lennoxtown" (2), 1834 with "greenock", 1838 "haddington" in brown, 1839 to Edinburgh with Glasgow "4" handstamp, 1840 (10 Jan.) first day of Uniform Penny Post from Dundee to Edinburgh, 1840 with Edinburgh "2" handstamp, 1840 1d. Mulready Letter Sheet with advertisement, 1846 entire with yellow Cupar Fife datestamp and "1" in the same colour, Money letters, etc., strikes and condition generally fine. A most interesting lot

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Sold for
£700

Starting price
£550